Bloomington 12-year-old is national pool champ

April Larson of Bloomington was just seven years old when she started playing pool. Now, at 12 years old, she's got a handful of competitions under her belt including a national title that's qualified her to go to an international competition in December.

April Larson of Bloomington was just seven years old when she started playing pool. Now, at 12 years old, she's got a handful of competitions under her belt including a national title that's qualified her to go to an international competition in December. KARE 11 has the story:

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